Asthma

Implications of Declining Asthma Exacerbation Rates During the COVID-19 Pandemic

By

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

Asthma exacerbations dropped during the pandemic; what can be learned from this occurrence that may help lower exacerbation rates in the future?

Exploring Autoimmunity in Asthma: A Clinical Overview Plus Q&A

By

Britt Gambino

Although asthma and autoimmune disease are thought to have mutually exclusive pathogeneses, they both result from a dysregulated immune system.

National Asthma Education and Prevention Program: Focused Guideline Updates

By

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program published focused updates to their asthma management guidelines.

New Case-Finding Questionnaire for Undiagnosed Asthma and COPD

By

Ron Goldberg

Investigators created and validated the Undiagnosed COPD and Asthma Population Questionnaire to overcome limitations of existing case-finding tools.

Albuterol Plus Budesonide Reduces Exacerbations in Asthma

As-needed use of a fixed combination of albuterol and budesonide is associated with a lower risk for severe asthma exacerbations.

Adult Asthma, Depression, and Childhood Maltreatment

By

Virginia A. Schad, PharmD, RPh

Is the presence of asthma in adults who have experienced maltreatment as children mediated by lifetime depressive and/or anxiety disorders?

Does Asthma Status Affect Respiratory Symptoms From Increasing BMI?

By

Pam Brick

Does a patient’s sex or asthma status affect the level of respiratory symptoms they will experience from occupational environmental exposures or increasing BMI?

Asthma in Adults May Raise Risk for Subsequent Obesity

The risk for developing obesity is higher among adults with versus without asthma, according to a study published online.